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What can we do to reduce our risk of dementia? It’s a question that medical professionals, researchers and aging adults are all asking. Although we don’t have any definitive answers yet, we are uncovering many different factors that we can affect to help ...

Love Conquers All at Bridges® by EPOCH at Sudbury For better or worse – this was the vow that Vreny and Buddy took 58 years ago. They’ve been by each other’s side through everything, from richer or poorer and in sickness and in health, they vowed to ...

Sometimes in life, it feels like we do a lot of planning. Planning to go on a vacation, planning what we’ll do on the weekend, planning what our life will look like once we’re retired and have all the time in the world to do what we want. Planning for ...

What does it feel like to have dementia? That’s a question that researchers, scientists and family members of loved ones have asked time and time again. What is really going on in the mind of the person? How do they view the world? Do they understand ...

Seeing our loved ones can be a very rewarding, joyful experience. However, if your loved one is in a memory care community, that joy can be tempered with sadness, frustration and uncertainty. Whether your loved one has just moved to a community, or if he ...

There’s just something magical about owning a pet. Even on the worst day ever, it’s practically impossible to not smile when you see your dog’s ear-to-ear grin, or when your cat jumps up on your lap and headbutts your chin. Even seeing your fish wiggle ...

Communication is a necessary tool in the caregiver’s toolbox. More often than not, you find yourself communicating on behalf of your loved one with dementia. Family, friends, medical professionals, financial advisors, insurance companies ... eventually, ...

We’re taught from a very early age the importance of telling the truth. We hear this from our parents, our teachers, our employers and society at large. There are many, many adages and sayings about the truth: The truth shall set you free. Truth is the ...

Making a big life change like moving to a senior living community can be exciting – but it can be overwhelming and a little stressful too. There are a lot of decisions that have to be made, and the terminology can be confusing if you’ve not had to deal ...

One of the biggest and most difficult conversations you may have following a dementia diagnosis is not about financial future. Or about future living situations. No, the biggest conversation is more than likely about something we all take for granted: ...